Diabetes Education: Supporting Patient Care
Take your diabetes care expertise to the next level with this newly refreshed course. This engaging, expert-led program gives you the skills and confidence to make a real impact in your patients’ lives, while meeting Ministry of Health (MOH) requirements for MedsCheck for Diabetes.
Volume discounts available when you purchase 10 or more! For more information contact [email protected].
$209.00
Description
Description:
Empower your pharmacy practice with advanced diabetes management training that drives better patient outcomes. This dynamic, expert-taught program helps you deepen your clinical knowledge, strengthen patient communication, and deliver confident, effective diabetes care. You’ll gain practical tools and strategies for patient self-management, along with insights from leading diabetes educators. Plus, for Ontario pharmacists, this program meets the Ministry of Health (MOH) educational requirements to provide the MedsCheck for Diabetes service.
Learning Objectives & Course Outline:
This program consists of a series of modules with interactive elements. The modules are:
- Pathophysiology and Types of Diabetes
- Diabetes: Risk Factors, Screening & Diagnoses, Prevention & Type 2 Diabetes Remission
- Overview of Diabetes Complications
- Nutrition Education for People with Diabetes
- Nutritional Management
- Overview of Non-Insulin Antihyperglycemic Medications
- Insulin Management for Diabetes
- Approach to Pharmacologic Management
- Other Medications Used by People with Diabetes
- Hypoglycemia: Overview, Issues, and Management
- Hyperglycemia: Overview, Issues, and Management
- Physical Activity
- Appropriate Handling & Storage Considerations in Diabetes Management
- Foot Care
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- A1C Overview and Individualized Glycemic Treatment Targets
- Living with the Diagnosis: Diabetes
- Facilitating Behaviour Change and Self-Management Support in People with Diabetes
- Diabetes and Mental Health
- Introduction to Theories in Education
- Applying Educational Theory to Practice
Multiple-choice Exam
Program Evaluation
Course at a Glance:
Intended Audience:
This course is intended for pharmacists. This course is also open to pharmacy technicians and healthcare providers who are interested in and would benefit from the content of this program.
This program meets the educational requirements by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to provide the MedsCheck for Diabetes service.
If you wish to prepare Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE®) exam, please check out Comprehensive Diabetes Education course, which has additional online modules covering all the CDE® exam competencies in addition to what this program covers.
Development Team:
Our Commitment:
OPA is committed to providing high-quality, accurate, and unbiased educational content, tools, and resources for healthcare professionals and patients. Learn more about our process for content development and what it means to be a CCCEP accredited provider here.
Cancellation Policy:
Please refer to OPA’s Terms and Conditions of Purchase for cancellation policies.
